Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-21
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There are two Jennies employed in
large boarding house on Clinton street,
BROOKLYN, and in the absence OF the mis-
tress and many of the boarders at this
time of the year, they have good deal of
spare time. On Monday evening they
passed some oft away daring one another
to desperate deeds. At last Jennie Cas-
siday dared the other Jennie to dress up
in the clothes of one of the male boarders,
and the other said II dare do 1t if you
dare" So both dared and presently they
were rugged out in suits OF the most mod
/ ern cut. rifed from the closets of absent
Young boarders.
Then the other Jennie dared Jennie
Cassidy to go out in the streets in the COS
tune, and Jennie Cassidy said. 81 dare if
you dare" So they both dared again and
agreed To walk down to the corner and
call upon friend, young girl, to scare
her by way of joke. They emerged
with FACILITATING hearts from the boarding
house basement into the cold glare of pub
licity, including the street lights and three
small boys.
Jennie Cassidy is buxom. dark eyed,
dark-haired Young woman of 81, with
pretty features IL thought | was made
up all right, and it was only joke any,
how. YOU know" she paintively said
Yesterday but truth to tell. there was
| something about the hang of the coat and
the msfit trousers on which she had not
counted. The other Jennie is built in a
dantier way. She has brown hair and a
mischievous face. If she had found suit
the trousers of which had not required
ret fing, she possibly might have gone
two or three blocks without detection.
The street was nearly deserted when the
TWO Jennies began their excursion and the
street lights, though they winked know
ngly. did not betray them. The three
small boys, however, were very observant
for they were quickly at the heels of the
disguised pair, and presently called out
across the street to another Arab "Micky,
say, catch on to the two girls wot's
got boys clothes on"
Micky caught on with alacrity, and so
did every boy in the neighborhood, and a
good many grown people were attracted,
so by the time the corner was reached the
two Jennies were followed by large
crowd.
''Oh, Jennie" said the other Jennie to
Jennie Cassidy, "everybody is looking at
US. Whatever shall we doP"
ooh my, | wish was back" said ,Jen-
ME Cassidy. ''lf it had not been for you.
Oh, Jennie, run. here comes a police
man."
There was too much of a crowd for a
girl of Miss Cassidy's proportions to run
well, but the other Jennie slipped through
the people and was back to the house bv
the time the poll eman had his hand Oh
Jennie Cassidy's arm and was leading her
away in spite of her fearful appeal,
please let me 60; will never do it
again
Followed by curious throng the girl
was taken to the station, where with much
weeping she told the sergeant that it was
all Joke and she meant no harm. While
he was investigating the case she sat in a
chair, sobbing. and wondering why men
had such short skirts to their coats, as she
tried to make what there were go as far
as possible. Presently some gentlemen
from the boarding house who had been
| informed by the other Jennie of her com
panion's predcament. came around TO the
station and upon their vouching for her
story and her responsibility. Miss Cassidy
was let 90 with warning of which she
said "He needn't have been so careful
to caution me There is no danger of my
doing it again"
The other Jennie laughs gleefully and
says she don't know but she might ifthere
were no small boys or policeman about.
N, Y. Cor. So. LomiS Dispatch.